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Poland → Belgium

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Poland
To
Belgium
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
3,737
Change since 2018
-10.8%
Share of all arrivals in Belgium, 2023
2.45%
Inflow 20233,737OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Poland to Belgium

Inflows of nationals of Poland recorded by Belgium; stock of nationals of Poland living there; and acquisitions of Belgium's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

4,9569,911200020032006200920122015201820212023
4,9569,9112000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,134
20012,928
20022,427
20032,086
20043,481
20054,816
20066,694
20079,393
20088,963
20099,911
20109,639
20118,212
20127,651
20136,577
20145,767
20155,320
20164,564
20174,343
20184,191
20194,296
20203,254
20213,431
20224,011
20233,737
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—67,856—
20233,73768,5541,834
20224,01168,8301,727
20213,43170,0621,064
20203,25470,9591,096
20194,29670,9851,710
20184,19171,1781,528
20174,34371,0921,498
20164,56470,3821,243
20155,32068,0931,136
20145,76764,908742
20136,57761,367888
20127,65155,906729
20118,21249,697394
20109,63943,085523
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Poland who live in Belgium: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

40k80k19901995200020052010201520202024
40k80k19902000201020202024
Data table
199019,672
199519,152
200018,632
200526,931
201054,771
201574,634
202077,386
202479,624
Estimate, 2024
79,624
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
3.4%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
9
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Belgium's consulates in Poland

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Belgium's consulates located in Poland.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20242181047.6%
20232115628.6%
20222014210.0%
202142125.0%
202095111.1%
20191531066.7%
2018105330.0%
2017760—
2016430—
2015220—
201474114.3%
2013210—
2011220—
20101510533.3%
2009958699.5%

Applications by year

4895200920102011201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
4895200920132016201920222024
Data table
200995
201015
20112
20132
20147
20152
20164
20177
201810
201915
20209
20214
202220
202321
202421
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Belgium in Poland, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyWarsawpoland.diplomatie.belgium.be
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Belgium, 2023; Poland ranks 14.

Inflows to Belgium, 2023
  1. Romania12,889
  2. Ukraine11,972
  3. France11,830
  4. Netherlands7,385
  5. Spain6,420
  6. Morocco6,155
  7. Türkiye6,119
  8. Italy5,642
  9. Syria5,496
  10. Portugal4,398
  11. Palestine4,001
  12. Afghanistan3,934
Other destinations for people from Poland, 2023
  1. Germany97,945
  2. Netherlands25,298
  3. Switzerland7,576
  4. Spain7,401
  5. Norway6,444
  6. Denmark4,879
  7. Sweden4,493
  8. Austria4,477
  9. Iceland4,357
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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